Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given t…

Louisa May Alcott
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling. ✨ An Old-Fashioned Girl. Book by Louisa May Alcott, 1869.
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling. ✨ An Old-Fashioned Girl. Book by Louisa May Alcott, 1869.

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